Indicating attachment for baling-presses.



E. RUFF. INDIGATING ATTAGHMENT FOR BALING PRESSES. APPLICATION IILED MAY3, 1912.

1,057,885. Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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E. RUFF. INDIGATING ATTACHMENT FOR BALING PRESSES. APPLIGATION FILED MAY3, 1912.

1,057,885. Patented Apr. 1, 19-13.

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UNITED. STATES rarnn'r ormcn.

EDWARD RUFF, OF STEWARDSON, ILLINOIS.

INDICA'IING ATTACHMENT FOR BALING-PRESSES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD RUFF, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Stewardson, in the county of Shelby andState of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inIndicating Attachments for Baling-Presses, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to attachments for baling presses, and it has forits object to produce a simple and efficient indicator which may bereadily applied to and used in connection with any hay press of ordinaryconventional construction for the pur pose of indicating when a bale ofa certain predetermined length has been formed so that the operator maythen insert a partition board into the press, thus enabling bales ofequal length to be produced without resorting to mere guesswork.

A further object of the invention is to produce a device of thecharacter described which shall be simple in construction, which shallnot be in the way of the operator, which will occupy but little room andwhich shall require no alteration in the construction of the pressitself.

Vith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the in vention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no' limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructedin accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a side view showing a portion of a hay press towhich the invention has been applied for operation. Fig. 41 is an endview of the same. Fig. 5 is a side view of a press to which theinvention has been applied in a somewhat difierent manner. Fig. 6 is atransverse sectional view taken on the line 6-6 in Fig. 5.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

Application filed May 3, 1912. Serial No. 694,795.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The frame of the improved attachment includes an upright 1 havinglaterally extending arms or brackets 2, 8 affording bearings for avertical shaft 4: carrying at its lower end a toothed wheel 5. Theupright has a bearing wherein a shaft 6 is sup ported for rotation, saidshaft carrying a bevel pinion 7 meshing with a bevel pinion 8 at theupper end of the vertical shaft 4:. The shaft 6 also carries an arm 9constituting an indicator. The upright 1 is extended upwardly above theshaft 6 carrying the indicatorarm 9 so as to form an arm 9 with which,as the shaft 6 rotates, the indicator arm 9 will be in registry onceduring each rotation of the shaft 6. The upwardly extended end or arm 9of the upright 1 will thus constitute a fixed point of departure which,when the indicator arm 9 again passes into registry therewith, willindicate to the observer that a rotation has been completed.

An upright 1 supports a bracket 10 reinforced by a brace 11 and havingapertured ears or lugs 12 for the passage of a supporting member, suchas a rod 13, extending from a post 14 that is bolted on the press box15, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Under the slightly modified constructionillustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, the post 14 supports a yoke 15 pivotallyengaging the apertured ears 12 so as to enable the lower ends of theupright 1 of the shaft 4 carrying the toothed wheel 5 to swing outwardlyfrom the side of the press box to a non-engaging and non obstructingposition, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6.

In the operation of this invention, the improved indicating device isapplied to the press in such fashion that the toothed wheel 5 willoperate through one of the slots in the sides of the press box andengage the bale which is in process of formation. The parts may, forconvenience, be so proportioned that the toothed wheel 5 will have tomake two or more revolutions in order to cause a single rotation of theshaft 6 carrying the arm or indicator 9. Then said arm or indicatorassumes a predetermined position, for instance, an upright position inalinement with the upright 1, the operator is advised that a bale of apre- 5 length may be formed.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new, is 2- Anindicating device for baling presses comprising,.in combination with abaling -.press, a frame pivotally connected with said press andincluding an upright having brackets, a shaft supported for rotation insaid brackets and having at one end a toothed gage wheel engaging thebale in process of formation through a slot in the press box, a countershaft journaled in the upright, miter gearing connecting the countershaft with the gear wheel carrying shaft, and an indicator arm orpointer carried by the counter shaft and lying adjacent to the upright,said upright being extended above the counter shaft to form a stationaryarm registering with the inclicator arm at one stage of the rotation ofthe counter shaft carrying the said indicator arm.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWVARD RUFF. Witnesses:

A. C. MANTZ, T. H. BAUER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

